The high-level benefits of IT outsourcing are fairly well known within the IT industry. Even so, many clients do not fully understand “why” and “how” an outsourcing relationship can provide these potential benefits. Furthermore, those that do understand the benefits may not understand the risks that must be managed in order to achieve these benefits. [...]
It happens so slowly that you may not even notice what’s going on. A few extra steps to get around a problem here. An inefficiency or two there. A recurring help desk issue. A sluggish, outdated app. Minor inconveniences, right? “After all, we’re not a young IT enterprise anymore. So we’re a little sluggish on [...]
Back to Market Analysis home INVESTMENT CONCLUSION: We caught up with BPO industry analysts NelsonHall. First half 2012, BPO deal conversion rates have been hampered by macro factors and risk aversion following a strong 2011, potentially leading to pent up demand. There is an increasing focus on domain expertise, which translates into a Race Up the Value [...]
Wipro Voice: Dr. Anurag, CTO, Wipro Technologies Human resources, call centers, customer service, finance and accounting. Companies have offshored these processes for years. But what about research and development? Is it a good idea? How much of the R gets outsourced relative to the D? The burst of the economic bubble in 2008 led to [...]
If you were ranking the most talked-about topics of 2011, Cloud Computing would probably fall somewhere in between Charlie Sheen and the Royal Wedding. But, in most cases, that talk hasn’t translated into a groundswell of action. According to a recent Alsbridge eSeminar survey, one of the stumbling blocks appears to be the initial planning [...]
Choosing an independent software testing company can improve quality and speed your time to market while reducing risks and costs. This paper will explore both the single-source and the multi-source approach to application development, highlighting the advantages and disadvantages of each, and conclude with why multi-sourcing is the optimal choice. Click here to download this [...]
Outsourcing Excellence Award – Service Provider Excellence Award: Best IT Enablement of BPO: Wipro “The accounts payable process required a renewed focus to improve the process maturity. We needed to increase working capital optimization, clear invoice backlogs and reduce exceptions and overall cycle time. This requires a suite of tools specifically designed to achieve these [...]
Most companies that outsourced a portion of their finance and accounting (F&A) functions in the early to mid-2000s generated great savings but are probably overpaying now for the service levels they are receiving. More than $2 billion dollars of outsourcing contracts will expire in the next 12 months, and sourcing buyers need to be prepared [...]
Improving Processes, Going Offshore Best Ways to Reduce G&A Costs Outsourcing service providers servicing the midmarket (defined here as companies with $1billion to $3 billion in annual revenues) face challenges that differ from working with large corporate buyers. How do they provide the same type of services as they do for enterprises and stay profitable, [...]
Globalization has increased the level of competition; businesses need to be highly flexible, scalable, nimble, and responsive to customer demands. Businesses need a new set of capabilities to remain competitive. However these capabilities cannot be acquired cost-effectively in the traditional manner. There is need to go beyond and leverage alternate solution deployment and service delivery [...]
Outsourcing a help desk can appear to be an easy strategy for reducing cost and improving service levels. However, there are significant challenges and pitfalls that can erode the return on investment. The top challenge is partnering with the right vendor. This white paper pinpoints the 11 biggest mistakes that companies make when choosing an [...]
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